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Henry Kissinger: A Nobel Peace Prize-Winning German-American Diplomat

Learn about Henry Kissinger, an eminent German-born American political scientist and diplomat. Discover his fascinating life story, from fleeing Nazi persecution to serving as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State. Explore his impact on US foreign policy and his notable awards.

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Henry Kissinger: A Nobel Peace Prize-Winning German-American Diplomat

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  1. A very famous emigrant from GERMANY to UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HENRY KISSINGER He is a German-born American political scientist, diplomat and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served as National Security Advisor and later concurrently as Secretary of State in the Nixon Administration.

  2. Personal background • Kissinger was born May 27, 1923 as Heinz Alfred Wolfgang Kissinger in Fürth, Bavaria to Jewish parents, Louis Kissinger, a schoolteacher, and Paula Stern. He has a younger brother, Walter Kissinger. • In 1938, fleeing Nazi persecution, his family moved to New York. Kissinger was naturalized a U.S. citizen on June 19, 1943, while in military training a Camp Croft in Spartanburg, South Carolina, aged 20. • He spent his high school years in the Washington Heights section of upper Manhattan, but never lost his pronounced German accent, perhaps due to childhood shyness which made him hesitant to speak.

  3. Political career • Kissinger served as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State under President Richard Nixon, and continued as Secretary of State under Nixon’s successor Gerald Ford. • A proponent of Realpolitik, Kissinger played a dominant role in United States foreign policy between 1969 and 1977. In that period, he extended the policy of détente. This policy led to a significant relaxation in U.S.-Soviet tensions and played a crucial role in 1971 talk with Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai. The talks concluded with a rapprochement between the United States and the People’s Republic of China, and the formation of a new strategic anti-Soviet Sino-American alliance.

  4. Political Career • He was awarded the 1973 Nobel Peace Price for helping to establish a ceasefire and US withdrawal from Vietnam • The ceasefire, however was not durable. Kissinger favoured the maintenance of friendly diplomatic relationships with right-wing military dictatorships in the Southern Cone and elsewhere in Latin America

  5. Awards • On December 10, 1973, Henry Kissinger Vietnamese Politburo Member Le Duc Tho received the Nobel Peace Prize for their work on “Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam” • On January 13, 1977, Henry Kissinger was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Gerald Ford. • In 1998, Kissinger became an honorary citizen of Fürth, Germany, his hometown.

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